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“Drop” Official Synopsis: Emmy nominee Meghann Fahy, breakout star of White Lotus and The Perfect Couple, plays Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, who arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry (It Ends with Us' Brandon Sklenar) is more charming and handsome than she expected.

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One of the interesting things about getting older as a movie fan is that – at some point – you realize that folks you once considered young up-and-comers suddenly aren’t so young many more. Granted, Michael Angarano is only five years younger than me, but for some reason, when I think of him, I immediately picture him as the likeable teen star of Sky High – an underrated Disney superhero flick from the 2000s. Of course, he’s been around for twenty years since then and has never stopped churning out good work, with him especially good on Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick, and the short-lived Showtime drama, I’m Dying Up Here.

Last weekend, Angarano released his feature directorial debut, Sacramento, which he also wrote and stars in. In it, he plays a young man coming to terms with the fact that his perpetual, everlasting adolescence is coming to an inevitable end.

Michael Angarano has been acting since he was an infant and has a long resume of memorable work in both comedic and dramatic roles—Almost Famous, Will and Grace, This is Us, Gentlemen Broncos, Oppenheimer, to name a few. His latest is a wonderful comedy with a lot of heart that he stars in, co-wrote and directed called Sacramento. On this episode he talks about the long road of getting that film made, how he needed to adjust once he saw Michael Cera’s approach to the role, and the interesting realization that he may not need to act and direct and […]

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Michael Angarano has been acting since he was an infant and has a long resume of memorable work in both comedic and dramatic roles—Almost Famous, Will and Grace, This is Us, Gentlemen Broncos, Oppenheimer, to name a few. His latest is a wonderful comedy with a lot of heart that he stars in, co-wrote and directed called Sacramento. On this episode he talks about the long road of getting that film made, how he needed to adjust once he saw Michael Cera’s approach to the role, and the interesting realization that he may not need to act and direct and […]

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Plot: Following the death of his father, energetic and free-spirited Rickey convinces long-time friend Glenn to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Frustrated by Rickey’s Peter Pan complex, Glenn is encouraged by his pregnant wife Rosie to go on the adventure to reconnect. In the worn yellow seats of Glenn’s old college convertible, the two men confront their anxiety-ridden lives, addressing past mistakes and questioning what their futures hold.

Review: Sacramento has an equal amount of sweetness and sadness that it tries to balance. Starring two actors who spent their early careers in Hollywood playing teenagers, Sacramento shows us Michael Cera and Michael Angarano as what could be adult versions of any number of characters from their past projects. Co-written and directed by Angarano, Sacramento is a successor to films like Superbad if they were made through the lens of Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain.

Michael Angarano and Michael Cera have been on screen for most of their lives. Both former child actors, each grew into an adult in front of audiences during the aughts — for Angarano, as Sean Hayes’ son in “Will and Grace” or the nepo-superhero of Disney’s teen actioner “Sky High”; for Cera, in the meaner streak comedies of “Arrested Development” and “Superbad.” But that particularly intense spotlight — being the on-screen representation for a millennial generation then coming into consciousness — is less of a burden in their mid-thirties.

“Almost 20 years ago, I would get really anxious walking by a high school because the kids would know who I was and they create a frenzy of energy that you’re not able to withstand. But now I feel very comfortable walking by a high school, because I know they have no idea who I am,” Cera says with a laugh.

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American movies overflow with arrested-development cases. (There’s something very American about that.) Yet it’s not every day that you see an engaging indie comedy about “adulting” — that is, characters of a certain age who are still sealed inside the youth bubble, to the point that they regard conventional grown-up activities like holding down a job or taking care of another person as beyond-their-pay-grade endeavors.

The smart and fluky “Sacramento” is that kind of movie. It’s been called a road comedy, and technically it is, if you count as a road comedy a film in which the two main characters are old friends who may no longer even like each other, who climb into a vintage gold Chrysler Imperial — the car they shared in their youth — and drive from L.A. to Sacramento, a trip that takes all of six hours (and occupies about 25 minutes of the movie).

Why are they going there?...

The King of Kings will be Angel Studios’ top opening since juggernaut Sound of Freedom in 2023 and may well beat the reigning champ for highest-grossing faith-based animated debut, besting DreamWorks Animation’s The Prince of Egypt from 1998. Deadline asks distribution chief Brandon Purdie about the response from audiences and theaters.

Michael Angarano, writer, director and star of road trip comedy Sacramento, unveils the 10-year genesis of his second feature, out today in moderate release. The Minecraft-fueled box office is looking much brighter after that grim first quarter.

With an estimated $15 million in presales, The King of Kings boasts the widest opening weekend of any Angel Studios’ film, at 3,205 theaters. “We’re excited,” Purdie said as the film eyes a possible No. 2 spot at a domestic box office that surged into action last week.

Purdie called Sound of Freedom an “outlier. It had so much cultural intensity around it,...

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2024 Tribeca Festival. “Sacramento” opens Friday, April 11, 2025.

As someone who’s old enough to have seen the likes of “Superbad” and “Youth in Revolt” when they first opened in theaters, it’s hard not to feel a little unstuck in time as I watch millennial teen icon Michael Cera make the gradual transition towards dad roles. I was completely unfazed by the fact that he became a father in real life, but there’s something kind of fourth-dimensional about watching an actor grow up on screen while their most famous characters stay the same age forever. It’s an uncannily vivid illustration of the vertigo we all experience as we get older — how can you be on the brink of 40 when you’re also still 18?

But some things never change, and coming of age in tandem with an actor like Cera reminds you of that too.

President Donald Trump has backed down from his reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday after days of market fretting and concern at home and internationally (at least for now), but for Hollywood, some of the industry’s biggest problems started well before Trump ever announced his so-called “Liberation Day.”

As IndieWire previously reported, Hollywood productions are moving overseas at an alarming rate, as the cost of doing business has made it cheaper to fly someone overseas than to film in your own backyard. Some executives have pointed to unions, while others say it’s largely a need for tax reform, as countries like Ireland or Hungary offer large tax credits as a pure percentage of a film’s budget, so the difference in recouped savings could be millions.

The irony of Trump’s tariffs is that they would have been more likely to drive Hollywood film production out of the U.S.

Michael Cera is set to star in the new adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man from director Edgar Wright. The two previously worked together on 2010's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, which celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2025.

Cera's current project is the action road comedy Sacramento, which premieres in theaters on April 11, with Michael Angarano starring, co-writing, and directing. In an interview with Cbr's Grae Drake, Cera discussed Angarano's directorial style and compared it with Edgar Wright. "It's so different, because obviously such different kinds of workand like approaches to it," he said. "Likeworking with Edgar is interesting, because you well, he has his editor, Paul Machliss, on the set all the time, and like, cutting in real time."

"So you see back what you just shot," Cera continued. "And they also save a lot of, you know, they don't ever have to come back for reshoots,...

With a plucky, inherent likability as a performer that extends to his leisurely directorial aesthetic, Michael Angarano’s second feature Sacramento is an amiable, freewheeling road trip dramedy that rides on its central performances, courtesy of Michael Cera and the actor-writer-director as strained best friends. In exploring fatherhood, mental health, and the lies we tell ourselves (and others) to keep trucking along, Angarano and co-writer Chris Smith haven’t uncovered a wealth of revelations on tried-and-true thematic ground, yet there’s just enough smart comedic timing and dramatic perceptiveness to make this an adventure worth taking.

Experiencing more anxiety about the impending birth of his child than his wife Rosie (Kristen Stewart), Cera’s Glenn needs an excuse to unwind from the mounting mental and physical preparations. Despite Glenn being in the process of “phasing out” his untrustworthy, sporadically attentive best friend, Rickey (Angarano) shows up in his back lawn,...

Kristen Stewart looks chic in her red carpet outfit at the premiere of her movie Sacramento.

The 34-year-old actress was joined at the event by her real-life friends and co-stars Michael Angarano and Maya Erskine on Monday night (April 7) at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles.

Also in attendance at the event were co-stars Aj Mendez, Iman Karram, and Rosalind Chao.

Michael not only stars in the movie, he also co-wrote and directed the film. Here is a synopsis: “Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man with a Peter Pan complex, convinces his long-time friend Glenn (Michael Cera) to hit pause on his blissful domestic life and embark on an impromptu road trip across California.”

The film will be released in theaters on April 11. Watch the trailer below!

With 2007’s Superbad, Michael Cera co-starred in what is arguably the defining coming-of-age comedy of the 2000s. While first and foremost being one of the funniest movies of recent memory (does 2007 still count as recent?), it also had a lot to say about growing up, and what graduating high school means as you transition into your first steps of adulthood.

And now with the Michael Angarano-directed Sacramento, Cera takes a stab at one of life’s great miracles — and great challenges: becoming a dad. And while it doesn’t have anything especially deep or revelatory to say, it hits all the beats expected of such a movie and hits them well enough and with enough sincerity to make it work.

Michael Cera and Michael Angarano in Sacramento (2025)/Vertical Sacramento plot

Following the death of his father, Rickey (Michael Angarano) is forced to leave his convalescent home. Faced with an...

A couple of guys who’ve known each other since childhood but grew apart as adults decide to pack up their shared past and plentiful neuroses and take a trip together. Michael Angarano’s road-trip dramedy plots a similar course to Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, and even sees him filling the same writer-director-star role as Eisenberg did in a story that revolves around a similar double act: Angarano plays an outgoing, unreliable type opposite Michael Cera as his more introverted, family-oriented friend. And while Sacramento is a sunnier, slighter affair than A Real Pain, it still makes for a pretty nice ride.

Glenn (Cera) is enjoying a quiet life in an L.A. suburb when his old friend Rickey (Angarano) jumps out of a tree and suggests they take a trip to Sacramento. It’s not a great time for Glenn to be hitting the road—he’s about to become a father,...

I truly enjoyed the road dramedy “Sacramento” from actor/writer/director Michael Angarano. I enjoyed it so much I agreed to talk to both Angarano and Michael Cera at 4 am Sydney, Australia time while on vacation. In the film, co-written by Angarano with Chris Smith, Cera is Glenn and is expecting a baby with wife Rosie

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Exclusive: Toronto-based boutique distributor Game Theory Films has acquired Canadian rights to Captain Newfoundland, a feature documentary exploring the legacy of late idiosyncratic media mogul and mystic Geoff Stirling.

The feature, which has recently begun production, is directed by Jamie Miller and Mike Feehan and co-produced by St. John’s-based Seachange Films and Toronto-based 86 Media House.

Stirling was born in the Newfoundland and Labrador capital of St John’s in 2021 when it was still an independent province. He died in 2013.

After studies at the University of Tampa, he freelanced for Time and The Chicago Tribune, before returning home to set up the province’s first newspaper, The Newfoundland Herald, in 1946.

He went on to set up the independent TV station Ntv (Newfoundland Television) in 1955, which punched above its weight as a broadcasting pioneer in terms of its resources, becoming the first Canadian station in 1972 to broadcast around the clock.

Michael Cera and Michael Angarano hit the road in the comedy Sacramento.

Vertical released the official trailer for the upcoming film Sacramento on Thursday. The trailer shows pregnant Rosie (Kristen Stewart) encouraging her husband, Glenn (Michael Cera), to reconnect with his estranged friend, Rickey (Angarano), after his dad dies. Together, they go on a California road trip and reflect on their past.

The Sky High star directs the road trip comedy and stars in it with Tallie (played by Maya Erskine), his real-life wife. Angarano also co-wrote the film along with Chris Smith. Leslie Braun serves as the executive producer.

While the road trip comedy is Cera and Stewart’s first project together, it’s a reunion for Angarano and Stewart, who starred together in 2004’s Speak, where they met. The pair then dated in real life from 2005 to 2009.

In June, Sacramento, which is Angarano’s second directorial effort, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Michael Angarano is headed to “Sacramento.” After a solid career as a child actor (the young version of the “Almost Famous” star), morphing into plenty of good indie roles and flexing his chops in comedy, young Angarano is all grown up and despite the boyish good looks is actually 37-years-old now.

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"I didn't know what I wanted, but I think I do now..." Do you, Michael, do you? Vertical has revealed the official trailer for an indie road trip comedy film titled Sacramento made by actor / filmmaker Michael Angarano, his second feature after directing Avenues. It first premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival last year, and played at a few other fests. Angarano is Rickey, an energetic and free-spirited young man who convinces Glenn, his long-time friend who's settled into domestic life, to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. But "they're heading for a breakdown..." The two men confront their anxiety-ridden lives, addressing past mistakes and questioning what their futures hold The cast features Angarano and a bunch of his friends, including his partner Maya Erskine. Sacramento stars Michael Cera, Michael Angarano, Maya Erskine, and Kristen Stewart, with Rosalind Chao, A.J. Mendez, Iman Karram. This looks especially funny and kooky,...

Michael Angarano had gone from child actor to director with his directorial debut — 2017’s Avenues. He makes the leap to the big chair for the second time for his new movie, the road trip comedy Sacramento. Vertical Entertainment has just unveiled the trailer that stars Michael Cera, Michael Angarano, Maya Erskine and Kristen Stewart. Angarano directs from a script co-written by him and Chris Smith. Leslie Braun is on board as an executive producer and the film is produced by Stephen Braun, Chris Abernathy, Eric B. Fleischman, Sam Grey, Michael Angarano, Chris Smith.

The official synopsis reads,

“Following the death of his father, energetic and free-spirited Rickey (Michael Angarano) convinces long-time friend Glenn (Michael Cera) to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Frustrated by Rickey’s Peter Pan complex, Glenn is encouraged by his pregnant wife Rosie (Kristen Stewart) to go on the adventure to reconnect.

Premiering last year at Tribeca Festival, just before he was seen in Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, Michael Angarano’s second directorial feature Sacramento brought together the impressive cast of Michael Cera, Kristen Stewart, and Maya Erskine, along with the actor-director-writer-producer himself. Picked up by Vertical, who will release the drama theatrically on April 11, they’ve now debuted the first trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: “Following the death of his father, energetic and free-spirited Rickey (Michael Angarano) convinces long-time friend Glenn (Michael Cera) to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Frustrated by Rickey’s Peter Pan complex, Glenn is encouraged by his pregnant wife Rosie (Kristen Stewart) to go on the adventure to reconnect. In the worn yellow seats of Glenn’s old college convertible, the two men confront their anxiety-ridden lives, addressing past mistakes and questioning what their futures hold.

Michael Angarano is making his sophomore directorial effort with road trip coming of age comedy “Sacramento” — and it sure doesn’t hurt to have an all-star cast behind the wheel.

“Minx” alum Angarano directs and stars in “Sacramento,” which he co-wrote with Chris Smith. This is Angarano’s second feature he’s directed; the star made his debut with 2017’s “Avenues.”

“Sacramento” centers on Angarano and Michael Cera’s characters, as the duo embark on a road trip before Cera’s onscreen wife Kristen Stewart gives birth. “PEN15” co-creator and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” actress Maya Erskine, who is also Angarano’s real-life partner, co-stars.

The official logline reads: “Following the death of his father, energetic and free-spirited Rickey (Angarano) convinces long-time friend Glenn (Cera) to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Frustrated by Rickey’s Peter Pan complex, Glenn is encouraged by his pregnant...

Kristen Stewart (Love Lies Bleeding) and Alia Shawkat (Blink Twice) will topline The Wrong Girls, a new Neon film marking the directorial debut of Dylan Meyer, which is up and running in Los Angeles — one of the first indies to kick off production following the devastating wildfires.

Others in the cast include Seth Rogen — who also produces via Point Grey — as well as Kumail Nanjiani, Lakeith Stanfield, Zack Fox, and Tony Hale.

Written and directed by Meyer, the film follows Frankie (Stewart) and Molly (Shawkat), codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip, when a case of mistaken identity throws their lives into chaos. Neon will release the film in U.S. theaters and also reps international rights.

The film will be produced by Maggie McLean, Stewart and Meyer for Nevermind Pictures; Alex McAtee, James Weaver, Rogen and Evan Goldberg for Point Grey; and Allison Carter...

After starring alongside Jason Statham in Wild Card, Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer, and Kevin Costner in Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1, Michael Angarano’s next film is already getting rave reviews. Sacramento is a comedy following Rickey, a young man who convinced his long-time friend Glenn to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Sacramento has yet to premiere in front of general audiences, but early critics have already lauded the film, scoring it with a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 19 reviews. The upcoming comedy has been acquired for distribution by Vertical Entertainment and will be released on March 28, and during a recent Q&a at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, where Collider’s Aidan Kelley was in attendance, Angarano revealed a few classics that inspired his next adventure coming to theaters soon:...

Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun team up for Love Me, a one-of-a-kind sci-fi romance hitting theaters on January 31. Written and directed by Sam and Andy Zuchero, the movie tells the unique story of a buoy and a satellite forming a connection after humanity has vanished.

Set in a post-apocalyptic world where Earth is abandoned, Stewart voices a buoy named Me, later called Deja, and Yeun voices a satellite named Iam, who later becomes Liam. The two characters, separated by miles, discover each other through leftover internet connections.

Their friendship deepens into a love story as they create a shared virtual world and eventually take on human avatars.

The trailer is now available to watch:

Love Me is the Zucheros’ first feature film, blending live-action, animatronics, and classic animation to bring this unusual love story to life. “We wanted the movie to make you feel both big and small,” they explained,...

Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun are teaming up for a sci-fi romance like no other in Love Me, set to premiere in theaters on January 31. Written and directed by Sam and Andy Zuchero, the film brings an unusual love story to the big screen, centered on a buoy and a satellite who navigate life after humanity’s extinction.

The movie takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where Earth has long been abandoned by humans. Stewart voices a buoy named Me, later known as Deja, while Yeun portrays a satellite called Iam, who later adopts the name Liam. Despite being miles apart, the two characters connect through the remnants of the internet.

Together, they explore what it means to be alive, forming a digital friendship that evolves into something much deeper. Using internet footage, they create a virtual world together and eventually transform into human avatars.

You can watch the trailer...

Actor Michael Cera is reuniting with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director Edgar Wright. Currently, Wright is preparing to start filming a new adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man, and Cera has reportedly joined the cast.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cera is one of two cast members to have signed on for roles on Wright's take on The Running Man. The Barbie actor will play a character described as a "nave rebel who tries to help" Ben Richards, a father who needs money for his sick daughter, leading to him competing in a deadly game show where survivors are gifted with a huge cash prize. Also joining the cast alongside Cera is Emilia Jones (Locke & Key), who will play a "privileged woman blind to the oppression of the government opposite Powell's Richards."

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The remake holds a tragic 10% on Rotten Tomatoes.

A24's newest thriller, starring Twilight star Kristen Stewart, Love Lies Bleeding (2024), has had great success nationally since coming to streaming services in July.

Based in 1989 New Mexico, Love Lies Bleeding is a romantic action thriller in which Kristen Stuart plays the role of Lou, a gym manager, who meets Jackie (Katy O'Brian), a bodybuilder on her way to Las Vegas for a competition. The two fall for each other and shortly thereafter find themselves heavily involved with Lou's criminal family. Besides Stuart and O'Brian, Love Lies Bleeding co-stars Dave Franco, Ed Harris, and Jena Malone. The film boasts an impressive score on Rotten Tomatoes, holding a Tamatometer score of 94%. Curated by A24, Love Lies Bleeding was released on March 8, 2024, after premiering the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, and had a respectable box office run of $12.5 million before it finally arrived on streaming services on July 19.

Related Review: Love Lies Bleeding...

Kristen Stewart's diverse filmography post-Twilight showcases her acting talent, disproving critics' initial assessments. Bella Swan, the character Stewart portrayed in Twilight, is the main issue, not Stewart's acting abilities. Stewart's notable post-Twilight roles include Still Alice, Spencer, and upcoming films Sacramento and Flesh Of The Gods.

Kristen Stewart's career proves one Twilight movie criticism has always been ridiculous. Stewart has a lengthy career with 50 films spanning more than two decades. Even before her breakout role as Bella Swan in Twilight, Kristen already had a few movie roles under her belt, including Sarah Altman in Panic Room and Jess Solomon in The Messengers. However, the Twilight Saga, based on the books by Stephenie Meyer, really made her career take off. The Twilight films premiered at a time when young adult fantasy was making a massive comeback for teenagers.

Along with Harry Potter, these two franchises were the face...

Sacramento is a buzzworthy movie from the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, featuring a fun premise and a stellar cast. The film explores the life changes and adventures of Ricky and Glenn, played by Michael Angarano and Michael Cera, after the death of Ricky's father. The cast and crew shared their experiences working on the film, highlighting the camaraderie and unique challenges they faced during production.

Sacramento is one of the buzziest movies to come out of the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, thanks to its stellar cast and fun-loving premise. Written and directed by Minx's Michael Angarano, the story follows the careless and carefree Ricky's (also played by Angarano) adventures after the death of his father. His response is to drag his best friend Glenn (Michael Cera) on a cross-California road trip, despite the latter's resistance.

Glenn is married to Rosie (Kristen Stewart), and Sacramento sees in at a place in his life...

Global production powerhouse Fremantle has secured a multi-year first-look deal with Nevermind Pictures, the production company founded by Kristen Stewart, partner Dylan Meyer and producer Maggie McLean.

The deal, announced Tuesday, gives Fremantle the first opportunity at all of Nevermind’s film and television projects. Fremantle’s global drama division, under CEO Christian Vesper and COO Seb Shorr, will work closely with Nevermind, while its international distribution arm, Fmi, will handle TV titles.

Oscar-nominee Stewart was last seen in Ross Glass’ pulpy lesbian noir Love Lies Bleeding, which has done solid business for A24, grossing more than $8 million domestically; and alongside Michael Cera in the Michael Angarano-directed road comedy Sacramento, which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Festival. Meyer, who got engaged to Stewart in 2021, is a screenwriter with a co-writing credit on the Amy Poehler-directed Netflix feature Moxie. McLean is best-known for her production work on music videos for...

New York City's annual Tribeca Festival always brings something for everyone: from its series of short films made by all the most promising up-and-coming talent to several documentaries about a wide range of topics to the buzzy narrative features both international and close to home, all vying for Tribeca's various top prizes. Co-founded by none other than acting legend Robert De Niro in the aftermath of 2001's 9/11 attacks in an effort to revitalize the Tribeca neighborhood located in Lower Manhattan, the film festival has carefully curated its own identity over the years. While its famous big brothers like Cannes, Sundance, and the Toronto International Film Festival will always receive the bulk of attention, Tribeca tends to feel like the scrappy, blue-collar breeding ground for all the most under-the-radar offerings that the indie system has to offer.

This year's event was no exception, providing all sorts of opportunities for the curious and open-minded moviegoer.

Kristen Stewart Comedy Movie Debuts With Perfect Score(Photo Credit –Facebook)

The indie movie queen Kristen Stewart is breaking records with her latest films. The Twilight alum’s new comedy film has set the record as the actress’ highest-scoring film on Rotten Tomatoes.

The 33-year-old child actress broke into mainstream cinema success at a young age with the Twilight Franchise, which grossed over $5.28 billion worldwide. Since then, Kristen Stewart has taken on a wide array of roles, primarily in independent films, which have garnered strong critical reviews.

However, none have scored a perfect Rotten Tomatoes rating until now.

Trending Bridgerton Showrunner Shares Insights For Season 4, Says ‘It’s Some Of My Best Works’ The White Lotus 2 Star Theo James Recalls Horrific Experience While Performing On Stage: “I Had A Bottle Of Urine…”

Kristen Stewart’s new comedy Sacramento has received a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes following its debut at...

Despite being recently renewed by Prime Video, Mr. & Mrs. Smith faces questions regarding whether its top actors will return to play the titular roles. Donald Glover and Maya Erskine add to the mystery as the show's stars offer coy responses to their fate in the series.

Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Glover and Erskine were asked about their future on Mr. & Mrs. Smith amid constant rumors the duo weren't returning for Season 2 of the series despite a cliffhanger ending to Season 1 setting up their return. Glover kept details close to the vest, claiming speaking about the cliffhanger would be like spoiling a child's Christmas gift. Erskine jumped in, saying Itll be more fun if you see the second season. You know, you wanna wait, before Kimmel replied, Not if youre not in it, it wont be fun. Itd be the opposite of fun. Glover added to the mystery, saying Who says were not in it?...

"Nice dick!" It doesn't take long to realize that "Sacramento" might just be the funniest — and most charming — surprise of the year. Some indie films take a little while to get going, opting for a meandering and slow-burn approach that can test the patience of even the most seasoned moviegoer. This is not that kind of indie.

Right from the meet-cute opening between Maya Erskine's Tallie and co-writer/director/star Michael Angarano's sunbathing Rickey by a picturesque lake, Erskine's first line of bawdy dialogue shouted across the water perfectly sets the tone for everything that comes next. Although the adorable pair and their palpable chemistry (both are now married to one another after meeting during production) make a convincing case for an entire rom-com following these endearing characters, "Sacramento" swerves into unexpected territory with a "One Year Later" title card ... and an abrupt reset introducing Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart,...

“Hey Mom, did you feel emotional the first time you drove in Sacramento?” asked Saoirse Ronan’s titular character in “Lady Bird” during an impassioned final monologue that makes the streets of the Californian capital glow. The city provides a similar site of reconciliation between a pair who’s grown gradually estranged in Michael Angarano’s “Sacramento.” It feels emotional, too, albeit in a more familiar way.

That’s not necessarily a knock on the film.

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Making an independent film is hard. It takes time and patience and perseverance, but when you’ve been in the movie business most of your life like Michael Angarano has, you learn to live with the uncertain times in order to push through to the moment where you can get in front of the camera. His sophomore film, “Sacramento” — a road movie/buddy comedy that just premiered at the Tribeca — faced its own stumbling blocks on the path to production and distribution, but through it all, Angarano held firm, knowing he had to make the film no matter what.

“At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything,” said Angarano in a recent interview with Variety. “And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?”

Thankfully,...

In Michael Angarano’s heartfelt comedy-drama Sacramento, the journey of self-discovery takes center stage. Co-written by Angarano and Chris Smith, this indie film embraces character-driven storytelling, preceding grandiosity for intimate moments. The movie is an exploration of friendship, fatherhood and the struggles of mental health, wrapped in a blend of humor and sincerity.

The film opens with a light, almost idyllic scene: Ricky (Angarano) is sunbathing by a lake, only to be interrupted by Tallie’s (Maya Erskine) cheerful call. Their playful interaction sets a fun tone, but the narrative quickly pivots to a year later, where we meet Glenn (Michael Cera). He’s meticulously built a baby crib that collapses under his weight. This symbolizes his crumbling confidence as he faces impending fatherhood. Rosie (Kristen Stewart), his supportive wife, reassures him, yet Glenn’s anxiety lingers. Ricky, with his domineering and carefree personality, contrasts sharply with Glenn’s high-strung demeanor.

Kristen Stewart will make a TV debut in the leading role of NASA astronaut Sally Ride in The Challenger series. The Challenger project is based on The New Guys book and produced by Steven Spielberg and Kyra Sedgwick.

Kristen Stewart is set to cross a major first in her 24-year acting career, starring in her first television leading role as NASA astronaut Sally Ride. The Oscar-nominated actor has two very different movies coming up, with the post-apocalyptic romance drama Love Me and the road trip comedy Sacramento, appearing alongside Michael Cera, Maya Erskine, and others. But she'll also be crossing off a significant milestone after more than two decades in front of the camera.

According to Deadline, Stewart has booked her first-ever leading television role as she'll play trailblazing NASA astronaut Sally Ride in the upcoming limited series The Challenger. The project, which is based on The New Guys book by author Meredith E.

When Michael Angarano was trying to get “Sacramento,” his indie buddy comedy about two friends who go on a road trip to a certain state capital off the ground, the question he’d get was always the same. Does it really need to be set in Sacramento?

“At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything,” remembers Angarano, who directed the film, as well as co-wrote it. “And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, we should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?”

And even though Angarano and his co-writer Chris Smith weren’t that familiar with the city that inspired their film, its appearance on a highway sign, informing them of the California city’s distance from Los Angeles, was foundational. For them, Sacramento wasn’t just a destination,...

Exclusive: Ahead of its June 8 world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, the road trip buddy comedy Sacramento, directed by and starring Michael Angarano (Oppenheimer), has been acquired by Vertical for distribution in North America, the UK and Ireland later this year.

In addition to Angarano, the starry indie’s cast includes Michael Cera (Barbie), Kristen Stewart (Love Lies Bleeding), and Maya Erskine (Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith). The film tells the story of Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man with a Peter Pan complex who, following the death of his father, convinces his long-time friend Glenn (Cera) to hit pause on his blissful domestic life and embark on an impromptu road trip across California.

Angarano penned the screenplay with Chris Smith, and they produced the film alongside Bee-Hive Productions’ Stephen Braun, the Wonder Company’s Chris Abernathy and Eric B. Fleischman, and Sam Grey. Irfan Siddiqui served as associate producer.

The June skies are clear as the Tribeca Festival gathers indie filmmakers from around the globe with a large slate of features and shorts, music, games, TV, audio storytelling and a major addition this year in De Niro Con, a tribute to the prolific actor and Tribeca co-founder.

The fest moved from April to June in part for the weather but that can’t be taken for granted — last year’s edition opened to a city blanketed with acrid smoke from Canadian wildfires as Mayor Eric Adams handed De Niro the key to the city at a press conference and Tribeca unveiled De Niro Con. Fan events and screenings with star power from Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, David O. Russell, Christopher Walken and others will unspool over the last four days of the festival.

Other retrospectives and reunions will see Steven Spielberg screen and discuss his...

Beloved indie filmmaker Joel Potrykus is back onscreen in a multi-hyphenate array of roles for his latest feature, “Vulcanizadora.”

Billed as a dark comedy, “Vulcanizadora” follows two friends, played by Potrykus and Joshua Burge, who embark on a disturbing mission in the Michigan woods to fulfill a disturbing pact. After they fail, one of them must return home to deal with the surreal legal and emotional repercussions after the plan ultimately unravels. Bill Vincent and Solo Potrykus co-star.

“Relaxer” filmmaker Joel Potrykus writes, directs, edits, and leads the feature, which is produced by Hannah Dweck, Matt Grady, Ashley Potrykus, and Theodore Schaefer, with Daniel Berger as an associate producer and Kevin Clancy co-producing. The film is shot in 16mm.

“To me, ‘Vulcanizadora’ is my most personal and my bleakest work,” Potrykus told IndieWire. “It has a weird tone that I’ve been trying to hit for a long time. It...

Screen Rant presents first look images from the Tribeca Film Festival 2024 pick Nuked - a wild story of couples facing a nuclear bomb after a cannabis-infused meal. Nuked stars an impressive cast including Anna Camp, Justin Bartha, Lucy Punch, and more - check out the first-look images here. Exciting films to watch out for at Tribeca 2024 include Sacramento, All That We Love, Group Therapy, and more! Don't miss out.

Nuked is a new comedy coming to Tribeca Film Festival 2024, and Screen Rant has first-look images from the film. The movies story is a recipe for hilarity, seeing couples spend a night away for a 40th birthday blowout when, after ingesting a full cannabis-infused meal, they learn that a nuclear bomb will soon drop near them. The movie was written and directed by Deena Kashper, who makes her feature film directorial debut.

Screen Rant is happy to share a first look at images from Nuked,...

This holiday season is one where the offspring of iconic Hollywood families come together, apparently.

“Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” which is set to debut in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes, stars Francesca Scorsese and Sawyer Spielberg, two film stars in their own rite who hail from respective auteurs Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Decade-plus indie staple Michael Cera leads the latest feature directed by Tyler Taormina; Cera also produces the ensemble family dramedy that marks Taormina’s follow-up to his 2019 coming-of-age comedy “Ham on Rye.”

Set during one Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own, per the official synopsis. Cera is seen donning a cop uniform in one of the first look images,...

Kristen Stewart is returning to vampire movies with her next project, Flesh of the Gods, reports Variety.

Co-starring Oscar Isaac, the thriller comes from director Panos Cosmatos, whose ultraviolent Mandy was one of the best films released in 2018. The screenplay was written by Andrew Kevin Walker, best known for his work on Se7en and more recently, David Fincher’s The Killer. Adam McKay is among the producers.

Per the official logline, Flesh of the Gods follows the married couple Raoul (Isaac) and Alex (Stewart) who “descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm of ‘80s LA. When they cross paths with the mysterious and enigmatic woman known as Nameless and her hard-partying cabal, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence.”

In a statement, Cosmatos added that the film “inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare.

Kristen Stewart is back to being a vampire more than 15 years since her breakout role in “Twilight.”

The Oscar-nominated actress is starring alongside fellow Academy Award nominee Oscar Isaac in Panos Cosmatos’ buzzy “Flesh of the Gods.” The “Mandy” filmmaker Cosmatos partners with “Se7en” screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker for the ’80s-set vampire rave drama.

The film centers on married couple Raoul (Isaac) and Alex (Stewart) who descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm of ’80s Los Angeles, per the official synopsis. When they cross paths with a mysterious and enigmatic woman and her hard-partying cabal, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence.

“Like Los Angeles itself, ‘Flesh of the Gods’ inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare,” director Cosmatos said in a statement. “Both propulsive and hypnotic, ‘Flesh’ will take you on a...

Actor Michael Angarano has returned to the director’s chair to make a road trip comedy movie, Sacramento. The film also cast Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart and has unveiled its first look in anticipation of its world premiere at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. In the new image, Angarano, Cerra, Stewart, and Maya Erskine are seen out and about on a sunny day, hinting at the bright fun tone of the film.

Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart star in Sacramento Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Festival

Lily Gladstone, Kristen Stewart, Jenna Ortega and Michael Cera are among the stars whose latest films will premiere at this year's Tribeca Festival in New York City. The festival will run from June 5 to 16 and open with documentary Diane von Furstenberg: Woman In Charge, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton.

The programme features 103 feature films, including 86 world premieres. The films represent 48 countries and were chosen from a record-breaking 13,016 submissions. Among them is Michael Angarano's Sacramento, featuring Stewart and Cera, and Morrisa Maltz's Jazzy, which features Gladstone.

Half of the films in competition are directed by women and 35% of all feature films are directed by Bipoc filmmakers. There are 30 films directed by first-time filmmakers and 25 directors are making their return to the annual event.

Cara Cusumano, Tribeca Festival director and SVP of programming, said: “In...